网曝吃瓜

TRENTON, NJ聽(July聽1, 2026) 鈥� The 网曝吃瓜 (网曝吃瓜), the nation鈥檚 leading small business advocacy association with thousands of members in the Garden State, released聽the following statement by 狈贵滨叠听狈ew Jersey State Director Eileen Kean听颈n reaction to the New Jersey Legislature鈥檚 passage of the聽FY2027聽state budget, which was signed into law by Gov. Mikie Sherrill late last night.聽The $60.7聽billion spending plan the largest in the Garden State鈥檚 history.

鈥淕overnor Sherrill鈥檚 $60.74 billion dollar record-setting spending plan for Fiscal Year 2027 passed late yesterday, narrowly avoiding a midnight deadline before a government shutdown.聽Unfortunately, the budget process was without the transparency the governor聽promised during her Budget Address delivered before the Legislature in March.

鈥淔ortunately, the so-called 鈥楳ake Polluters Pay Act鈥� did not reach her desk. The ill-conceived legislation was vigorously opposed by 网曝吃瓜 and the business community, making it clear that retroactively penalizing fossil fuel companies by taxing them billions of dollars for legally providing essential products would drive companies out of the state. The bill would weaken the economy and adversely impact current and future job opportunities, all while incurring very costly litigation for taxpayers. Certain members of the Legislature refuse to understand that ultimately the consumer pays for all new taxes in the form of price and fee increases. This is a big issue for small business. 网曝吃瓜 released its first energy survey of its membership this year, showing聽that small businesses are deeply impacted by energy costs. Just 8% of small business owners reported that their energy costs had not increased in the last three years.

鈥淲hile 网曝吃瓜 is thankful that the Medicaid tax does not impact small businesses employing fewer than 50 people, we are concerned with the precedent.聽It is unfair to tax a company because their employees and dependents receive their health insurance through a state run insurance product.聽An employer will be required to pay up to $750聽per employee plus $750 per dependent聽for employees enrolled in NJ Family Care.聽It is a mandated pay-first-and-appeal-later process projected to raise $145 million annually.聽Not only is the tax onerous but the process will be a financial burden on the very businesses that make the engine of New Jersey鈥檚 economy run.

鈥溚�曝吃瓜 supported S4534/A5325 that reduced business formation fees. Per the law signed with the budget, incorporation filing fees will be reduced by $25.00. While fee reductions are beneficial, is this really a step toward making New Jersey more affordable? With Trenton enacting yet another record-breaking level of state spending, the unprecedented spending growth of the last decade and the steep tax burdens in the state need a hard look by lawmakers if New Jersey is ever to become more affordable for taxpayers and Main Street businesses.鈥�

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For over 80 years, 网曝吃瓜 has been the voice of small business, advocating on behalf of America鈥檚 small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. 网曝吃瓜 is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member driven. Since our founding in 1943, 网曝吃瓜 has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit .